Industrial Process Economics Reports About Acetic Acid Acetic Acid is a carboxylic acid found in dilute solutions in many plant and animal systems. Most of the Acetic Acid produced worldwide goes into polymers derived from vinyl acetate, used in paints and coatings, cellulose used to produce acetate fibers, and as solvent. The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Acetic Acid
Understand Acetic
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
Acid production
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General
costs
information included in our reports is presented below.
Coverage of Acetic Acid Process Economics Reports Each report examines one specific Acetic Acid production process, including: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACETIC ACID * Description & applications * Production pathways diagram PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING * Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed
Know the capital
* Physico-chemistry highlights
investment
* Industrial site production capacity definition * Detailed process block flow scheme & description
required
* Key process input & output figures (including raw material(s) consumption) * Labor requirements CAPITAL INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN * Total fixed capital required (ISBL, OSBL and contingency) * Working capital * Costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up * Multi-regional fixed capital analysis PRODUCTION COST DETAILED LOOK * Manufacturing variable costs (raw materials and utilities required) * Manufacturing fixed costs (e.g., labor and maintenance costs, operating charges, plant overhead) * Depreciation and corporate overhead costs * Production cost history (4-year timeframe)
Examine the operating costs &
PROCESS ECONOMICS QUICK SUMMARY TABLE
raw materials
LABOR WAGE RATES AND PRICING BASIS
consumption
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